You decide to meet with Thann first. He is a rather unsuspecting man; in his late thirties, he has a calm face and is of small stature. A bookworm and a scholar, he is.
The owners of the home he rests at bow with respect as you enter their humble chambers, and you sit behind a small dining table, with Thann at your left side.
He immediately begins delving into theology and mythology, but you won't be thwarted!
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"You see, Emperor. In the Year of Descent, when the divine Gods of Pantheon descended upon our lands, they taught the savage peoples how to build homes, how to plant crops, how to navigate rivers and how to refine rocks in the mountains. But our peoples grew proud, and after thirty three years, the Gods returned to their home in the heavens. Thirty three Gods were revered as the Pantheon, and all was good and proper till four hundred years later."
You recall the ancient texts about Council of Lech.
"In the year five hundred sixteen After Descent, the Pantheonist clerics have decided to include most blessed miracle workers from times past. Those were the likes like Anwyn, from under whose feet grass and flowers sprung with each step and who made the river Oach move again, or the mighty Caellach, who singlehandedly wrestled four dragons to death and then sacrificed himself to absorb all of their poisonous blood that would otherwise pollute the farmlands of Luathbas. So then, there were no thirty three, but forty six Gods."
He then goes on, and with each God he mentions, you notice a pattern; their deeds that earned them inclusion into Pantheon become more and more mundane. And the numbers bloated rather rapidly, to 77 by late 700s, and then up to 90 before turn of millenium and up and up till 111 in year 1066 AD.
"And the most recent addition, your honorable brother Leath. For what he has done to the peoples of the world? Did he slay terrible beasts and ushered an era of peace? Did his touch cure the permamently sick or revive those upon deathbed? No, I say, all he did was being a good diplomat. And thus in Pantheon, there are nowadays more Men than Gods. We put mere mortals on the equal terms with those who came from heavens and enlightened us. If this is not the blasphemy of highest order upon the divine beings, then I do not know what is." The followers of his heresy that sit behind him nod and murmur in agreement, while Thann reclines in his chair.
"Today's Pantheon is nothing worthy of praise nor worship. It must be remade - it must be brought down and revered in its original form, else it becomes naught but farce."
A) I HAVE BEEN ENLIGHTENED! This man is the TRUEST of Pantheonists, and I shall follow his teachings!
B) He speaks wisely and smartly. I will let his people follow his teachings; the Pantheonists have no power here!
C) The man has some good points, but I ought to talk with Pantheonists as well.
D) An orthodox heretic with dangerous conviction, and he insulted Leath to boot. To dungeon with him!
And there we go, finally I had chance to share bits of the mythology of Pantheonism as well as explain what really happened at year zero of Descent calendar. Double score \o/
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